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Congressman solicits taxpayer ideas on cutting deficit

Washington D.C. --Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) invites taxpayers from all over the 28th district to submit their ideas on how the federal government can save money and use resources more efficiently in order to reduce the nation’s deficit.

“The concept that all good ideas originate in Washington, DC, is wrong,” said Cuellar. "I want to hear directly from the taxpayers about their ideas on how to cut spending and make government programs and services more efficient. There is a lot of imagination, innovation, and brainpower in the 28th District. This is a good way to leverage technology to engage the public and get new ideas."

To submit ideas on how to reform government spending, visit Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/fennAQ or use the Twitter handle @RepCuellar with the hashtag #spendingreform.

See Alvin I told you that logic course would help. Yep. The congressman does get paid to think of these things himself and share his ideas with us. Course he already knows Wilson County would not like his real ideas so this is ... More ›

See Alvin I told you that logic course would help. Yep. The congressman does get paid to think of these things himself and share his ideas with us. Course he already knows Wilson County would not like his real ideas so this is a ploy to fool those who do not pay attention.

I dont believe that the congressman is insincereer in asking for idea's.
If he is sincere I think that after spending so much time in Washington, he should go first and tell us the things he wants to cut spending on, then ... More ›

I dont believe that the congressman is insincereer in asking for idea's.
If he is sincere I think that after spending so much time in Washington, he should go first and tell us the things he wants to cut spending on, then we can all chip in our additional ideas. After all this is his job.
That said, it isnt a sincere request, just silly fodder. Sort of insulting really.

Michael.......Your assumptions do not take into
account that this tax is inclusive. Most workers
pay only the employee part of the payroll tax so
your calculations are misleading.
The 23% inclusive tax is the same as ... More ›

Michael.......Your assumptions do not take into
account that this tax is inclusive. Most workers
pay only the employee part of the payroll tax so
your calculations are misleading.
The 23% inclusive tax is the same as a 30% exclusive
sales tax rate. Discounting the employee payroll tax (7.65)
leaves you with a tax rate of 22.35. Because the
tax is inclusive, the state sales tax in Texas will
be about 10 percent of the original price. So now,
we have a total sales (fair and state) tax a little
over 32 percent after allowing for the payroll tax
elimination for most purchases in Texas.

Once the FairTax is enacted, ALL federal taxes will be paid at the final point of consumption. As of this writing, the majority of states have a sales tax with a collection system already in place. Those who have actually read ... More ›

Once the FairTax is enacted, ALL federal taxes will be paid at the final point of consumption. As of this writing, the majority of states have a sales tax with a collection system already in place. Those who have actually read HR 25 or S 122 know that a 1/4% of taxes collected remains with the collector/business owner/service provider. Wow! Not only is the whole end of year inventory process gone, but now those in business get paid to collect the tax.
All 'underground' monies, ie; cash labor, drugs, prostitution, gambling, etc. will be paying there fair share. This part of our economy is estimated to be $1 trillion dollars. For every 10% tax rate, there's $100 billion dollars of tax revenue that was never seen before.
Also, 15.3% of the FairTax rate is for the Social Security (SS) and Medicare payments (most pay this currently either as self-employed or employees one way or another). There would be no cap on these as there is currently (cap is inflation indexed).
So, do the math...23%-15.3%= 7.7%. This rate is AFTER your first $30,000 for a family of four.
The prebate is sent to valid SS Card holders only. All of the underground economy along with tourists will NOT receive the prebate. This alone 'shores up' SS and Medicare.
US exports will not carry the FairTax rate making products more competitive overseas. Lower priced products here and abroad will mean manufacturing and other jobs greatly expanding again here in the USA. More jobs, more paychecks, more dollars to spend, creates a greater tax base.
There are alot more important issues our members need to be addressing than tax. Annually, our congress spends an average of 53% of time dealing with tax issues picking winners and losers. Which one are you?

Fair Tax......Any tax with a rebate to make it
progressive doesn't deserve the term "Fair". The
so called fair tax is inclusive which means that
the purported 23 percent tax rate is the same as
a 30 percent ... More ›

Fair Tax......Any tax with a rebate to make it
progressive doesn't deserve the term "Fair". The
so called fair tax is inclusive which means that
the purported 23 percent tax rate is the same as
a 30 percent exclusive sales tax. Adding the state
sales tax to the inclusive tax and end up close to a 40
percent sales tax in Wilson county, In Texas, a 20000.00
car would cost about $28000.00 provided you paid cash.
A lot more if you had to finance the fair tax portion.
Since most would get a rebate every year up to the
to the portion of your income (poverty level) not subject
to the fair tax, a large federal workforce would still
be needed for collection and payments.
I have also read some analysis that the same neutral
revenue rate would have to be about 34 percent exclusive due due to fraud.
One of the worst feature of this plan is the allowance
for adjustment to meet the federal revenue needs.

Yeah Facts, let's meet in the middle like we did on Obamacare. No to gun legislation. No to out of control deficit spending and no to people who use deceptive facts to create untruths. Democrats haven't seen a tax or a social ... More ›

Yeah Facts, let's meet in the middle like we did on Obamacare. No to gun legislation. No to out of control deficit spending and no to people who use deceptive facts to create untruths. Democrats haven't seen a tax or a social welfare program they can't love or a lie they won't tell. Big government, loss of liberty and ends justify the means is the Democrats motto. Good thing Senator Cornyn is a WINNER. I do belief he did win his Senatorial job. Facts your facts don't work in Texas because the majority believe logic and in people not government. Socialism has yet to take over. I think a vacation from delusion to non-Texas reality is in order... lets say a trip to NYC where the size of the soda and gun clip is governed by the elites and where a person who likes facts dictated to them. They could find non-thinking banter agreement in the majority. "Yep, size of soda and guns clips are worthy of laws and persecution. Those gun toting, fried food eating fools in Texas, just don't understand that we know what is best for them." - The DNC

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the President released his budget, 65 days late.
“By delaying his budget and neglecting to meet his obligations, the President chose to lead from behind ... More ›

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the President released his budget, 65 days late.
“By delaying his budget and neglecting to meet his obligations, the President chose to lead from behind and put off the task of governing.
“Even with the extra time, the President has offered a budget that isn’t serious about putting our nation back on a path to long-term economic growth. He’s holding necessary reforms hostage to more tax increases, failing to take serious steps towards deficit reduction and pushing a budget that never balances.”

HR 25 & S 122, companion bills currently with more support than ANY tax reform, is the destination of all who are serious about our economy, country and future.
FairTax.org and Fairtaxnation.com are excellent resources concerning ... More ›

HR 25 & S 122, companion bills currently with more support than ANY tax reform, is the destination of all who are serious about our economy, country and future.
FairTax.org and Fairtaxnation.com are excellent resources concerning the above bills.
Also, there are many YouTube videos as well. Type in 'Fairtax'.
Do your own investigative research on this. If it's where you believe we need to go, then contact Rep. Cuellar to get him on board.
Ask him (or any congressman/woman) to defend his/her reasoning to keep the tax system that we currently have. Listen closely to the answer(s) you receive.

Hey Hank, I have a good one, why don't everyone in congress, the house take a 50% pay cut like the secretary of defense has done. It may not fix our deficit, but it will show us hard working american's that you truly care ... More ›

Hey Hank, I have a good one, why don't everyone in congress, the house take a 50% pay cut like the secretary of defense has done. It may not fix our deficit, but it will show us hard working american's that you truly care about us and not your six figure incomes. I'm sure you can all deal with the pay cut, since 42% of you guys and gals are millionaires. How bout we halt all unnecessary travel for all government employees unless its on your own dime. If you really need to have that meeting, there are a lot of web meeting sites that can host them at a very low cost. That would be a start ole Hank.

Get rid of duplication. Sunset non-essential departments. Clean up entitlement programs. Cut congressional benefits and staff. No more vacations for the prez et al. Not what you wanted to hear, huh Hank?